Authors: Edward Ashton

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pecial thanks to Kira, Claire, Chris, and John, for their careful reading and wise advice; to Jennifer, for ordering me to write a book, and for putting up with me while I did it; and to Paul Lucas and the good folks at Janklow & Nesbit, without whom this manuscript would probably be sitting on a slush pile somewhere. Thanks also to my father, for having the honesty to tell me what he really thought of my first attempt at novel writing, and for resisting the urge to pull his punches, despite the fact that I was twelve at the time. Finally, a huge and sincere thank-Âyou to Karen Fish, for spending four years instructing me in both the mechanics and the economics of writing. Without any one of you, this wouldn't have been possible.

Well, other than Chris, honestly. Probably could have pulled it off without you, bro. Everybody else, though? One-Âhundred-Âpercent necessary.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Edward Ashton
lives with his adorably mopey dog, his inordinately patient wife, and three beautiful but intimidating daughters in Rochester, New York, where he studies new cancer therapies by day, and writes about the awful things his research may lead to by night. His short fiction has appeared in dozens of venues, ranging from
Louisiana Literature
to
Daily Science Fiction. Three Days in April
is his first novel. You can find him online at smart-Âas-Âa-Âbee.tumblr.com.

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This is a work of fiction. Names, characters, places, and incidents are products of the author's imagination or are used fictitiously and are not to be construed as real. Any resemblance to actual events, locales, organizations, or persons, living or dead, is entirely coincidental.

THREE DAYS IN APRIL
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EPub Edition SEPTEMBER 2015 ISBN: 9780062439284

Print Edition ISBN: 9780062439291

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